East Rockaway Inlet — The East Rockaway Inlet is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean which separates the Rockaway Peninsula from the barrier island which includes the Nassau County, New York communities of Atlantic Beach, Long Beach and Lido Beach.The inlet is traversed by… … Wikipedia
Shinnecock Inlet — is the easternmost of five major inlets [http://www.nd.edu/ adcirc/shinnecock.htm] connecting bays to the Atlantic Ocean through the narrow 100 mile long barrier islands that stretch from New York City to Southhampton, New York on the south shore … Wikipedia
Naval Air Station Rockaway — Aerial view of NAS Rockaway in 1917 Naval Air Station Rockaway adjoined Fort Tilden on the western portion of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It was established on transferred municipal property in 1917 during… … Wikipedia
Jamaica Bay — Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. It occupies about 20 sq mi (50 sq km) along the southwestern shore of Long Island, in southeastern New York, U.S. Part of the Port of New York, it is sheltered on the south by Rockaway Peninsula and connects with the… … Universalium
Outer barrier — The outer barrier, also known as the Long Island and New York City barrier islands, refers to the string of barrier islands that divide the lagoons south of Long Island from the Atlantic Ocean. These islands include Coney Island, Long Beach… … Wikipedia
Dead Horse Bay — Gerritsen Inlet and marina on left; Dead Horse Bay center; Rockaway Inlet, the Rockaway Peninsula, Marine Parkway Bridge on right Dead Horse Bay is a small water body off Barren Island between the Gerritsen Inlet and Rockaway Inlet in the New… … Wikipedia
Neponsit, Queens — Neponsit Neighborhoods of New York City Aerial view of Neponsit near Jacob Riis Park … Wikipedia
Jamaica Bay — is a lagoon that lies in the shadow of New York City s skyscrapers and is adjacent to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Location Jamaica Bay is located on the southwestern tip of Long Island in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York… … Wikipedia
Reynolds Channel — is a strait in Nassau County, New York which separates a barrier island that contains the City of Long Beach and the villages of Atlantic Beach and Lido Beach from Long Island and Barnum Island. The channel begins at the East Rockaway Inlet and… … Wikipedia
Geography of New York Harbor — [ Upper New York Bay,2. Lower New York Bay,3. Newark Bay, 4. Hudson River, 5. East River, 6. Raritan Bay, 7. Jamaica Bay, 8. Long Island Sound.9. New York Bight (North Atlantic Ocean), 10. Ambrose Channel11. Mud Dump Site12. Hudson CanyonMajor… … Wikipedia
